Lattice ICE40 FPGA now goes ‘Ultra’

Lattice Semiconductor Corp has announced the Ultra range of FPGAs to augment its ICE40 family of devices. Although The ICE40 has been around for a couple of years now the company’s new ‘Ultra’ range offers a wider choice of devices with improved functionality, smaller foot print and lower power. The iCE40 Ultra family integrates LED drivers, multipliers and accumulators, serial interfaces and a whole host more of hardened intellectual property (IP). This ASSP-like integration reduces system power and speeds implementation so designers can spend more time on the customization process. Main features of the Ultra family can be summarized as: